Mill Bluff State Park Is One Of Wisconsin S Unique State Parks

It’s hard to imagine today, but thousands of years ago, a large area of Wisconsin was completely underwater. Due to the melting glaciers, huge amounts of water were released into what’s now Wisconsin, forming Glacial Lake Wisconsin. For about 3,000 years, this lake’s cold, churning waters sculpted the land, and when the lake finally dried up, it left something remarkable behind. It’s waiting for you at Mill Bluff State Park, one of Wisconsin’s unique state parks.

This beautiful Wisconsin state park is located in eastern Monroe and western Juneau counties, near the village of Camp Douglas. It’s an easy day trip from places like Madison, Eau Claire, and La Crosse.

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The park spans more than 1,300 acres in Monroe and Juneau Counties. It’s near Tomah, and Interstate 90/94 runs through the park. It’s worth taking the exit.

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The park’s uniqueness will become apparent as soon as you arrive. It has towering steep-sided sandstone bluffs that stretch toward the sky.

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These were actually sea stacks – Wisconsin’s version of the steep and rocky island features that dot the coastlines of some oceans.

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Raging seas have long left the area, but trails lace the woods and take visitors up and around these unique bluffs.

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If you enjoy nature photography, you’ll love this place. Camel’s Bluff resembles the humps of a camel. Cleopatra’s Needle is a spire that reaches skyward. The bluffs have long served as landmarks to travelers and settlers in Wisconsin.

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A state park vehicle admission sticker is required for entrance at Mill Bluff State Park. Learn more on the Mill Bluff State Park website. If you enjoy exploring Wisconsin’s unique and beautiful state parks, here’s a remote lakefront park with some of the darkest sky you’ve ever seen.